The police confiscated scores of weapons yesterday and are linking it with the rallies scheduled for this Saturday.
A total of 44 Molotov cocktails, 39 parang, 43 firecrackers and 48 T-shirts with the Bersih logo were were seized during operations in Gombak, Selangor and three locations in Kuala Lumpur.
In Kuala Lumpur, the items were found by the police within the vicinity of Sogo shopping complex, Wisma Bumi Raya and Pertama Complex after receiving a tip off.
According to Kuala Lumpur contingent deputy police chief Amar Singh, the items include eight petrol bombs, 43 firecrackers, one box-cutter, four surgical masks, 23 parang and four T-shirts with Bersih logo.
Speaking at a press conference today, Amar said the items were placed in flower pots near the three locations.
It was alleged that one T-shirt was stashed near Pertama Complex and Wisma Bumi Raya while two were stashed near Sogo.
Asked if it was a possibility that the Bersih 2.0 movement were being framed, Amar said that the police was investigating all possibilities.
“There is a high possibility they can be used during the rally. From the surface of it, it will be used by them. We are very worried about what might happen on that day,” he said.
Amar refused to confirm if he was referring to Bersih 2.0, but when pressed further, he held up one of the T-shirts and pointed to it.
"It is very obvious," said Amar without elaborating.
Meanwhile in Selangor, the police confiscated 20 parang, 36 petrol bombs and some ball bearings during a raid near a temple at Batu 14, Jalan Gombak Lama last night.
According to Utusan Online, Selangor police chief Tun Hisan Hamzah said 44 T-shirts with the Bersih 2.0 logo and headbands were found in several bags at the scene.
The police said it is believed that the weapons raid was related to the Bersih 2.0 rally scheduled for July 9.
However, plastic bottles were used to make the so-called petrol bombs.
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